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Galusha Aaron Grow (American National Biography)
Robert D. Ilisevich, "Grow, Galusha Aaron," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/04/04-00444.html.
Once he was sure the Democratic party no longer spoke for free homesteads because it had fallen under the sway of southerners, Grow became a Republican. After passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, he helped organize the House Republicans. Newspaperman Horace Greeley called him a "young chevalier" who led the opposition for a free Kansas against the proslavery forces and the Democratic administration's policies in that territory.
“What will Kansas do Next?,” New York Times, August 31, 1858
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What will Kansas do Next?
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“What will Kansas do Next?,” New York Times, August 31, 1858, p. 4: 4.
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“The Illinois Campaign,” New York Herald, August 22, 1858
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The Illinois Campaign – Hot Work for the Dog Days
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“The Illinois Campaign – Hot Work for the Dog Days,” New York Herald, August 22, 1858, p. 4: 5.
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“Signs of Fright,” Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, August 20, 1858
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Signs of Fright
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“Signs of Fright,” Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, August 20, 1858, p. 2: 1.
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“Let the Jubilee be General,” St. Louis (MO) Republican, August 29, 1858
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Let the Jubilee be General
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“Let the Jubilee be General,” St. Louis (MO) Republican, August 29, 1858, p. 1: 11.
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“A Slaver in Our Port,” Charleston (SC) Mercury, August 28, 1858
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A Slaver in Our Port
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“A Slaver in Our Port,” Charleston (SC) Mercury, August 28, 1858, p. 2: 2.
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Galusha Aaron Grow (Congressional Biographical Directory)
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“Grow, Galusha Aaron,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000507.
GROW, Galusha Aaron, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Ashford (now Eastford), Windham County, Conn., August 31, 1823; moved to Glenwood, Susquehanna County, Pa., in May 1834; attended the common schools and Franklin Academy, Susquehanna County; graduated from Amherst College, Amherst, Mass., in 1844; studied law; was admitted to the bar of Susquehanna County in 1847 and practiced; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second, Thirty-third, and Thirty-fourth Congresses and as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth, Thirty-sixth, and Thirty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1
Bradley Tyler Johnson (Notable Americans)
Reference
Rossiter Johnson, ed., “Johnson, Bradley Tyler," The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, vol. 6 (Boston: The Biographical Society, 1904).
JOHNSON, Bradley Tyler, soldier, was born in Frederick, Md., Sept. 29, 1829; son of Charles Worthington and Eleanor Murdock (Tyler) Johnson; grandson of Col. Baker and Catharine (Worthington) Johnson and of William Bradley and Harriet (Murdock) Tyler; great-grandson of Col. Nicholas Worthington of Belvoir, and a descendant of Capt. Thomas Johnson, who was born in Yarmouth, Norfolk county, England, in 1644, and settled in Calvert county, Md., in 1690; and of Robert Tyler, who immigrated to Prince George county, Md., 1660. Col.
“Bringing Men Together,” New York Times, August 17, 1858
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Bringing Men Together
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“Bringing Men Together,” New York Times, August 17, 1858, p. 4: 3-4.
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“Democratic Prospects In Illinois,” New York Times, August 18, 1858
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Democratic Prospects In Illinois
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“Democratic Prospects In Illinois,” New York Times, August 18, 1858, p. 4: 5.
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